Today’s Headlines
Yup, L.A. Has the Nation’s Worst Traffic… (Times, Daily News, Curbed) …and Even More Shockingly, Doesn’t Have Nation’s Safest Roads Either (LA Now) Cities Aren’t Getting Their Share of Stim Funds — Job Creation Suffers (NYT) Climate Bill Funnels Way More Cash to Coal and Oil Than to Transit (Washington Independent) Council Orders LAX to … Continued
7:42 AM PDT on July 9, 2009
- Yup, L.A. Has the Nation’s Worst Traffic… (Times, Daily News, Curbed)
- …and Even More Shockingly, Doesn’t Have Nation’s Safest Roads Either (LA Now)
- Cities Aren’t Getting Their Share of Stim Funds — Job Creation Suffers (NYT)
- Climate Bill Funnels Way More Cash to Coal and Oil Than to Transit (Washington Independent)
- Council Orders LAX to Study Green Line Extension (Daily Breeze, Militant Angeleno)
- Santa Monica Slashes Number of Cabs Allowed on Streets (SM Lookout)
- Metro Unveils New Mascot and Video Displays (Metro Rider)
- Bill to Ban Trucks on Angel’s Crest Moving Forward (Land Line Magazine)
- NYCDOT Stripes 200th Bike Lane Mile in Three Years (News, WNYC)
- Meanwhile LA’s DIY Culture Is Inspiring Cyclists in Austin (WVUE)
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